Stephen Sondheim "SWEENEY TODD" Angela Lansbury 1980 Theatre Book Club Flyer

Description

This is a rare "Curtain Time" Fireside Theatre insert promoting the Book Club's hardcover selection for the month of September 1980: The script from the
Original Broadway production of the
STEPHEN SONDHEIM and HUGH WHEELER musical thriller "SWEENEY TODD" ("The Demon Barber of Fleet Street") .....
(The
production opened March 1st, 1979 at
the Uris Theatre in New York City
and ran for 557 performances.) ..... Winner of eight Tony Awards including "Best Musical", the show starred ANGELA LANSBURY (Tony Award) as "Mrs. Lovett" and LEN CARIOU (Tony Award) as "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" and featured VICTOR GARBER, KEN JENNINGS, MERLE LOUISE, EDMUND LYNDECK, SARAH RICE, JOAQUIN ROMAGUERA and JACK ERIC WILLIAMS ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Company", "Follies", "Merrily We Roll Along", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "A Little Night Music", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Passion", "Assassins", "Bounce"); Book by HUGH WHEELER; Orchestrations by JONATHAN TUNICK; Musical Director: PAUL GEMIGNANI; Choreographed by LARRY FULLER; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by RICHARD BARR, CHARLES WOODWARD, ROBERT FRYER, MARY LEA JOHNSON and MARTIN RICHARDS in association with DEAN & JUDY MANOS
..... DETAILS: The eight panel, tri-fold insert measures 5 1/4" X 7 3/4" inches and includes promotional text, production credits, brief bios of the authors, a synopsis of the story,
four production photos,
a few lines of dialogue and excerpts from several New York reviews. Also includes three pages featuring alternate selections ..... CONDITION: This rare flyer is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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